DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ORLANDO SUN RAYS
07/23/1992
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ORLANDO SUN RAYS
GAME ID: 1208 - THURSDAY, JULY 23RD, 1992 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (41-60) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 11 0
Orlando Sun Rays (58-44) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 X 8 11 0
Twins Fall Short, 8-7, at Orlando
The Orlando Sun Rays knocked off the Minnesota Twins, 8-7, at Orlando Citrus Bowl. Ivan Rodriguez, who captured player of the game honors, was a big reason Orlando won. The catcher was 2-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2. Bruce Hurst picked up the win, improving his season record to 8-7. He struck out 8 in 7 innings. Rod Beck notched his 25th save in 27 chances.

The Sun Rays got a lift from second baseman Jose Hernandez, who in the bottom of the sixth stroked a 1-1 curveball into right for a 2-run home run. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Sun Rays ahead, 4-3.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Hernandez, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."

The Sun Rays improved to 58-44.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORES ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Templeton 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .260 1 11
K. Daniels LF 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .243 26 46
F. Thomas DH 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 .282 26 83
K. Akiyama CF 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .249 28 70
L. Walker RF 2 1 1 3 0 1 2 .287 30 81
   a-D. Garcia PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 4 27
   b-M. Diaz RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 2
T. Zeile C 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 14 42
T. Francona 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .255 1 14
J. Treadway 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .303 2 11
D. Schofield SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .178 0 8
Totals 35 7 11 7 4 9 18      
a - D. Garcia pinch ran for L. Walker in the 6th
b - M. Diaz substituted for D. Garcia in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Treadway (5, 4th Inning off B. Hurst, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Walker (30, 1st Inning off B. Hurst, 2 on, 2 outs) K. Daniels (26, 9th Inning off J. Nelson, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Walker 4 , J. Treadway 2 , K. Daniels 6 , D. Schofield , G. Templeton 2 , T. Francona 2 , M. Diaz
2-out RBI: L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Walker , D. Schofield 2
GIDP: D. Schofield
Sac Bunt: K. Daniels
Hit by Pitch: L. Walker , J. Treadway
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Akiyama (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Templeton-Schofield-Francona)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Jordan CF, RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .256 14 49
R. Jones LF 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 .277 11 42
W. Clark 1B 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .263 11 32
J. Bagwell DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .286 20 60
J. Elway RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .239 18 47
   a-R. Thompson CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .196 1 2
K. Caminiti 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .234 17 63
I. Rodriguez C 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .244 7 32
J. Hernandez 2B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .207 12 36
M. Bordick SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .177 0 5
Totals 34 8 11 7 5 7 11      
a - R. Thompson substituted for J. Elway in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Caminiti (18, 8th Inning off A. Pena, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Rodriguez (7, 8th Inning off A. Pena, 1 on, 1 out) J. Hernandez (12, 6th Inning off D. Kile, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Caminiti (17, 2nd Inning off D. Kile, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Rodriguez 5 , J. Hernandez 6 , R. Jones 2 , K. Caminiti 6 , W. Clark , R. Thompson
2-out RBI: J. Hernandez , R. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Elway , W. Clark , J. Bagwell
GIDP: M. Bordick
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hernandez-Bordick-Clark)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORES ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Kile L (0-4) 6.0 6 4 4 4 5 2 104 58 5.35   
A. Pena 1.1 3 3 3 0 1 1 16 11 5.59   
D. Piatt 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 19 11 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kile 45
Batters Faced: D. Kile 27, A. Pena 7, D. Piatt 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kile 9-3, A. Pena 2-1, D. Piatt 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kile 104-58, A. Pena 16-11, D. Piatt 19-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Hurst W (8-7) 7.0 7 3 3 3 8 1 119 70 4.26   
J. Nelson H (2) 1.0 3 4 4 0 0 1 21 12 5.30   
R. Beck SV (25) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 9 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hurst 56
Batters Faced: B. Hurst 31, J. Nelson 7, R. Beck 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hurst 6-6, J. Nelson 0-3, R. Beck 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hurst 119-70, J. Nelson 21-12, R. Beck 17-9
WP: B. Hurst
Hit Batsmen: B. Hurst , J. Nelson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Rodriguez
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 34887
Special Notes: RF Larry Walker was injured while running the bases.
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